Former International Cricket Council president Ehsan Mani lashed out at the Pakistan Cricket Board for taking a "stubborn" stance when the 'spot-fixing' allegations first came out, saying it should have promptly suspended the tainted players.
In a sensational twist to the spot-fixing scandal, former Pakistan opener Yasir Hameed on Sunday claimed that his team-mates were involved in fixing "almost every match" even as a fourth touring Pakistani player came under investigation in the scam which grew in proportion after fresh disclosures.
British Tabloid The News of the World on Sunday claimed it has cast-iron proof and timed evidence to shatter the "ludicrous" claims of Pakistan's High Commissioner Wajid Hasan that alleged cricketers are victims of a "set up".
Former England captain Michael Atherton says young Pakistan pacer Mohammad Aamir, implicated in the spot-fixing scandal, was in the "the grip of evil" and should be given a second chance by the International Cricket Council (ICC).
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the Pakistan High Commission (PHC) in UK is reportedly working with a team of legal experts to prepare a strong defence for the 'tainted' players embroiled in the 'spot-fixing' scandal.
Pakistan decision to withdraw Test captain Salman Butt and bowlers Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif from the tour of England was on the advice of the International Cricket Council.
Three Pakistan cricketers implicated in a match-fixing controversy have asked not to play in the team's remaining matches in Britain, the Pakistan High Commissioner said in London on Thursday.
Pakistan cricket has come under the spotlight after a newspaper report alleging players had been bribed to bowl pre-determined no-balls in the fourth Test against England. We feature some reactions to the scandal.
Pakistan's tainted trio of Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamir will on Wednesday face another round of questioning from the Scotland Yard for their alleged involvement in the 'spot-fixing' scandal that has rocked international cricket even as England's Players' body demanded their ouster from the Twenty20 and One-Day International series.
Pakistan endured the worst day in their turbulent cricket history on Sunday when a corruption scandal erupting overnight was succeeded by their heaviest Test defeat.
Pakistan endured the worst day in their turbulent cricket history on Sunday when a corruption scandal erupting overnight was succeeded by their heaviest Test defeat.
Tainted Pakistani cricketers Salman Butt, Mohammad Aamer and Mohammad Asif will have to wait for some more days to learn their fate after ICC's anti-corruption tribunal reached no decision and called for another hearing on the spot-fixing row on February 5 in Doha.
Tainted Pakistani cricketers Salman Butt, Mohammad Aamer and Mohammad Asif will have to wait for some more days to learn their fate after the ICC's anti-corruption tribunal on Tuesday deferred its verdict on the spot-fixing row till February 5, according to reports.
Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Amir said he is hoping for good news and thanked his supporters for their prayers after concluding his involvement in the six-day hearing into corruption allegations on Tuesday.
A third man has been arrested in relation to an ongoing investigation into possible corruption in Pakistani cricket, Britain's National Crime Agency (NCA) said.
In a shocking revelation, Mohammad Amir has informed the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) that he was lured and dragged into spot fixing by suspended Test skipper Salman Butt.
A petition has been filed in a Pakistani court seeking registration of a criminal case against disgraced cricketer Salman Butt.
Pakistan Cricket Board will soon seek full details of the judgment passed by the ICC anti-corruption tribunal against banned trio of Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir for their involvement in the spot-fixing scandal.
Salman Butt and Mohammad Amir returned to Pakistan on Sunday and pledged to clear their names of corruption charges that earned them bans of at least five years each from an International Cricket Council (ICC) tribunal.
Following is the list of players who have been released by the different franchises ahead of the auction for the 2021 edition of the Indian Premier League.
The suspended Pakistani trio of Test captain Salman Butt and pace bowlers Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamir have until September 20 to ask for a hearing of the ICC's Anti-Corruption and Security unit to challenge the provisional suspension imposed on them.
Pakistan pace sensation Mohammad Aamir's tender age of 18 may help him escape stringent punishment such as a life ban in case he is found guilty of spot-fixing allegations, ICC's CEO Haroon Lorgat has hinted.
Pakistan High Commissioner to Britain Wajid Shamsul Hasan has suggested lifetime ban from cricket for the three Pakistani cricketers accused of spot-fixing, if found guilty.
Pakistan's tainted trio of Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamir were dropped from the Twenty20 and ODI series against England following their alleged involvement in the spot-fixing scandal.
Pakistan's tainted trio of Test captain Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamir will be quizzed by Scotland Yard for the second time on Wednesday but they are not in danger of being arrested, a Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) official said.
In a dramatic new twist to the 'spot-fixing' scandal that has rocked world cricket, Pakistan Test captain Salman Butt and two other tainted players, Mohammad Aamir and Mohammad Asif, were on Tuesday stopped from practicing at Taunton.
'Spot-fixing' has emerged as the latest threat to the integrity of cricket after the match-fixing scandal which rocked the game 10 years ago.
The bookie arrested by Scotland Yard for alleged 'pot-fixing' in the ongoing England-Pakistan Lord's Test claims to have links with bookmakers in India as well.
Pakistan's suspended Test captain Salman Butt is facing a seven-year ban while his team-mates Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir could escape with two-year bans after next month's hearing of the ICC anti-corruption tribunal in Doha.
It was left to Shepherd to bowl Amazon Warriors' Super Over and he conceded just four runs to win the game for his team.
Pakistan ended their 15-year wait for a test win over Australia on Saturday, a feat captain Salman Butt put down to having possibly the best pace attack in the world.
India have emerged winner in all five matches against Pakistan in T20 World Cups, starting from the inaugural World T20 in 2007.
Afridi claimed Asif could have suffered more injuries, had he not stepped in to stop the brawl in Johannesburg.
One-Day International captain Azhar Ali and opening batsman Mohammad Hafeez reported for the national conditioning camp in Lahore in the morning session but did not return back for the second session, protesting against the presence of tainted left-arm pacer Mohammad Aamir.
The tribunal called team coach Bob Woolmer, trainer Murray Stevenson and physiotherapist Darren Lifsun to record statements on November 1, after which it will finalise its findings.
Kamran Akmal voiced his unhappiness at being kept out of the national team despite good performances in domestic cricket.
The new law will ensure that ICC has more powers to intervene if they feel a member is not doing all it can in the fight against drugs in cricket.
It is about prayers and piety, but also about food and festivity.
In the wake of the doping bans imposed on Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif, the PCB will conduct a review of central contracts awarded to players.
A member of the drugs inquiry tribunal said fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif could escape without a ban.
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